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- [in-gath-er, in-gath -er]
- /ˈɪn gæð ər, ɪnˈgæð ər/
- /ɪnɡˈaðə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-gath-er, in-gath -er]
- /ˈɪn gæð ər, ɪnˈgæð ər/
Definitions of ingather word
- verb with object ingather to gather or bring in, as a harvest. 1
- verb without object ingather to collect; assemble. 1
- noun ingather Gather (something) in or together. 1
- verb ingather to gather together or in (a harvest) 0
- verb transitive ingather to assemble or draw together 0
- verb transitive ingather to harvest 0
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Origin of ingather
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; in-1 + gather
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Parts of speech for Ingather
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ingather popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ingather usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ingather
verb ingather
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
- glean — to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- pluck — to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
Antonyms for ingather
verb ingather
- insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
- allot — If something is allotted to someone, it is given to them as their share.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
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